Garage Entry Wall
Semi-functional to SUPER-functional. I have been wanting to do something with this space for a while and I’m loving how it turned out. The customized calendar and the pretty green-gray board and batten with coat hooks - I am obsessed! Sean and I always struggle with scheduling and I wanted a space that was more multi-purpose than just some boring hooks on a boring wall. This DIY was super easy and honestly pretty quick. I did have my Dad move the outlet over for me about an inch so I could squeeze a board in between that and the light switch - my Dad said it was easy, but I wasn’t confident enough to do it myself.
Materials Used:
1 - 1” x 2” x 8’ board - cut to size ( I had this piece left over from my living room wall, yay to “free” wood!)
2 - 1/4” x 2 1/2” x 96” lattice moulding (this is sold by the foot at Home Depot so I recommend calculating exactly how much you need beforehand)
Wood primer (Kilz)
1 quart of Behr Ultra Sage Gray paint (I used an eggshell finish)
Paintable caulk
Wood filler
Power Tools Used:
Sander
Compound Miter Saw
Nail Gun w/ Air Compressor
How To:
Determine the height and how many boards you will be using for your board and batten. Once this is determined, you will want to calculate the gap between each board. At this point, cut a spacer from scrap wood to the size of your gap between each board to use as a guide.
Cut boards to height using miter saw.
Secure boards to wall with a nail gun (you could also use Liquid Nails if there was electrical wires or HVAC vents you knew were behind the wall). I always make sure to nail my boards to the wall in alternating angles so they hold better. Make sure to use the spacer when placing each board to the wall. I always use the spacer to draw a line at the top of the board and near the bottom, then I line my board up. I always use a level to ensure that my board is level BEFORE I nail it to the wall.
Once the four vertical boards were in place, I cut the horizontal boards to size and nailed to the wall.
Next, caulk all areas where the wood meets the drywall.
Use wood filler to fill any nail holes or gaps between boards. Once wood filler is dry, sand it down so it is smooth.
Paint any unprimed wood with a wood primer. I always use Kilz. After the primer is dry, paint the entire area (drywall and primed wood) with your selected paint color. I chose to use Behr Sage Gray in an eggshell finish.
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